Above-Down, Inside-Out

Chiropractic and the Nerve System

How is it that chiropractic health care can be so effective across so broad a range of conditions? The key is that chiropractic care focuses on restoring more normal function within the nerve system. The nerve system is responsible for directing and coordinating all the functions in your body. When the nerve system works right, your body can begin to recover effectively from many kinds of problems.

Chiropractors are specialists in analyzing and correcting nerve interference, Chiropractic care restores the free flow of information between your brain and the rest of your body. When your body's physiologic systems receive accurate information - on time and in the right sequences - they can do the jobs they were designed to do. The result is dynamic, vibrant, fully expressed health and well-being.

"Above-down, inside-out" is a poetic coinage by Dr. B.J. Palmer, one of the founders of the field of chiropractic. "B.J.", as he has been affectionately known by chiropractors for almost 100 years, was describing the inner workings of the brain and spinal cord, the complex nerve system connected to all parts of the body, and the cells, tissues, and organs comprising the bulk of human physiology.

In his inimitable style, Dr. Palmer was addressing many deep, complex phenomena all at once. From a high-level viewpoint, he was describing how the central nervous system communicates with the rest of the body. One major conclusion is that the brain (as the originator of nerve signals that flow to the spinal cord and from there to the organs, tissues, and cells) is the master controller of all the other systems. The gastrointestinal, endocrine, cardiopulmonary, and musculoskeletal systems are all ultimately controlled and regulated by activities within the brain.

More than this, "B.J." was pointing directly to an organizing intelligence responsible for all the operations of living tissue. This concept, "Innate Intelligence", was propounded by his father, Dr. Daniel David Palmer. "B.J." expanded, publicized, and promoted the idea of Innate Intelligence as he helped the field of chiropractic grow into the second largest healing arts profession in the United States.

In the above-down, inside-out paradigm, Innate Intelligence is an intrinsic guiding and instructional force that maintained ongoing health and healing. Innate Intelligence knows how much oxygen and other nutrients a cell needs to meet its energy requirements. Innate Intelligence knows how to direct B lymphocytes to build a new antibody to fight a previously unencountered bacteria or virus. Innate Intelligence knows how much insulin should be released by beta cells in the pancreatic islets of Langerhans in order to properly use the carbohydrates you ingested during your last heart-healthy meal.

But disorder within the nerve system can interfere with the body's ability to carry out the instructions of Innate Intelligence. Symptoms, pain, disorders, and disease ensue from such nerve interference. Chiropractic care helps restore balance within the nerve system, thus helping restore health and well-being.1,2,3

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WELLSBORO OFFICE IS NOW OFFEREING REFLEXOLOGY
"Working the Sole to Touch the Soul" Ron Hagy - Certified ReflexologistWhat Is Reflexology?

Reflexology is an ancient practice, used to stimulate the foot reflexes to help trigger certain parts of the body. There are over 7000 nerve endings in each of your feet. All the nerves correspond to a certain part of the body. This includes muscles, organs, glands, bones, and everything in between. These nerves are tender to the touch when the corresponding body part has stress on it (be that an illness, injury, or poor muscle function). As the session progresses the body will start to detox and eliminate the toxins that have built up over time. This reduction in tenderness reflects the work the body is doing to try to correct the issue and naturally heal.

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Exciting New Service's Have Arrived In BOTH Offices !!!

Welcome Dr. Brittany D.C. She will be working with Dr. Lisa at both locations. New Services Include: Taping, Sport taping: Taping is used over and around the muscles to help improve muscular function and help decrease pain. Scrapping a technique used to help with inflammation, scar tissue and tight muscles. This a form of soft tissue therapy. Apt will also be available to work with Dr. Brittany on special exercises to help strength and support those trouble areas that you suffer from with pain. We will be posting weekly videos to demonstrate these new techniques.